lankyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈlaŋki/, U.S.

/ˈlæŋki/

Etymology: < lank adj. + -y suffix¹.

1. Awkwardly or ungracefully lean and long. †Also (of hair) somewhat lank (obsolete).

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the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > straight

uncurled1596

lanky1670

lankish1689

lank1690

straight1748

sleeking1827

uncrisped1827

uncurling1854

curlless1861

the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [adjective] > and thin

maypolea1635

gangrel1650

gangling1764

tanglec1817

lanky1818

langrel1847

weedy1849

spindled1855

tangly1855

rangy1857

lanikin1862

gangly1871

orming1903

spiderish1935

leptosomic1936

leptosomatic1937

1670 London Gaz. No. 437/4 He is..of a tall Stature, with fair lanky hair.

1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. Lanky adj., a vulgar expression to denote a tall thin person.

1833 H. Martineau Cinnamon & Pearls v. 82 Their worn and lanky frames.

1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. i. 5 A tall lanky Northumbrian.

1860 All Year Round 8 Sept. 509 I pass by many a church,..with their tall hulking fronts and lanky pillars.

1861 W. H. Russell in Times 12 July A sharp-looking Creole, on a lanky pony,..superintended their labours.

1874 F. C. Burnand My Time ii. 21 The lanky Charles..did something with a chorus to it.

1892 S. Baring-Gould Strange Survivals v. 112 The spiral coil would prevent the lanky rushlight from falling over.

2. Used as n., as a nickname or form of address for a lanky person.

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the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > and thinness > person

lungis1572

gangrel1582

slangrel1592

maypole1600

slangam1611

mackerel-back1674

spider-catcher1699

gilly-gaupus?1719

tangle1778

beanpole1798

windlestraw1818

lankyc1863

narrowback1921

leptosome1931

string-bean1936

streak1941

c1863 T. Taylor in M. R. Booth Eng. Plays of 19th Cent. (1969) II. 109 Just you try it, lanky! Yah! Hit one of your own size—do.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §184/7 Nicknames for a tall, lanky person... Harry Longlegs, Lanky, Legs, Lengthy.

1948 D. Ballantyne Cunninghams ii. xi. 212 Hiya, Lanky!

1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren ix. 169 Lankies. Inevitably there is a fusion of terms between those for the thin and lanky lad and those for the overgrown.

Compounds

General attributive.

lanky-eared adj.

ΚΠ

1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 82 The station of groom to a lanky-ear'd Neddy.

lanky-legged adj.

ΚΠ

1932 W. H. Auden Orators iii. 90 Lanky-legged Lloyd, and Morgan from Aberdovey, Peacock and long-skulled Cornish Davy.

lanky-limbed adj.

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1896 M. Beaumont Joan Seaton 170 A schoolboy, bright-eyed and lanky-limbed.

lanky-looking adj.

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1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vi. [Hades] 105 Now who is that lankylooking galoot over there..?

Draft additions 1997

ˈlankiness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > and thinness

lankiness1893

ranginess1908

the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > [noun] > long, narrow and straight object > state of being long and thin

lankiness1893

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > inelegance > [noun] > ungracefulness

ungracefulness1658

awkwardness1705

ungainness1727

left-handiness1749

ungainliness1755

lankiness1893

1893 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. I

1972 Daily Tel. 14 Oct. 8/3 Between herbaceous plants whose rising growths will take some of the lankiness from the tulips.

1981 Economist 28 Feb. 92/2 His lankiness was notorious, as were his exaggerated and mannered gestures.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	lanky
释义	lankyadj.n. Brit. /ˈlaŋki/, U.S. /ˈlæŋki/ Etymology: < lank adj. + -y suffix¹. 1. Awkwardly or ungracefully lean and long. †Also (of hair) somewhat lank (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > straight uncurled1596 lanky1670 lankish1689 lank1690 straight1748 sleeking1827 uncrisped1827 uncurling1854 curlless1861 the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [adjective] > and thin maypolea1635 gangrel1650 gangling1764 tanglec1817 lanky1818 langrel1847 weedy1849 spindled1855 tangly1855 rangy1857 lanikin1862 gangly1871 orming1903 spiderish1935 leptosomic1936 leptosomatic1937 1670 London Gaz. No. 437/4 He is..of a tall Stature, with fair lanky hair. 1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. Lanky adj., a vulgar expression to denote a tall thin person. 1833 H. Martineau Cinnamon & Pearls v. 82 Their worn and lanky frames. 1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. i. 5 A tall lanky Northumbrian. 1860 All Year Round 8 Sept. 509 I pass by many a church,..with their tall hulking fronts and lanky pillars. 1861 W. H. Russell in Times 12 July A sharp-looking Creole, on a lanky pony,..superintended their labours. 1874 F. C. Burnand My Time ii. 21 The lanky Charles..did something with a chorus to it. 1892 S. Baring-Gould Strange Survivals v. 112 The spiral coil would prevent the lanky rushlight from falling over. 2. Used as n., as a nickname or form of address for a lanky person. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > and thinness > person lungis1572 gangrel1582 slangrel1592 maypole1600 slangam1611 mackerel-back1674 spider-catcher1699 gilly-gaupus?1719 tangle1778 beanpole1798 windlestraw1818 lankyc1863 narrowback1921 leptosome1931 string-bean1936 streak1941 c1863 T. Taylor in M. R. Booth Eng. Plays of 19th Cent. (1969) II. 109 Just you try it, lanky! Yah! Hit one of your own size—do. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §184/7 Nicknames for a tall, lanky person... Harry Longlegs, Lanky, Legs, Lengthy. 1948 D. Ballantyne Cunninghams ii. xi. 212 Hiya, Lanky! 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren ix. 169 Lankies. Inevitably there is a fusion of terms between those for the thin and lanky lad and those for the overgrown. Compounds General attributive. lanky-eared adj. ΚΠ 1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 82 The station of groom to a lanky-ear'd Neddy. lanky-legged adj. ΚΠ 1932 W. H. Auden Orators iii. 90 Lanky-legged Lloyd, and Morgan from Aberdovey, Peacock and long-skulled Cornish Davy. lanky-limbed adj. ΚΠ 1896 M. Beaumont Joan Seaton 170 A schoolboy, bright-eyed and lanky-limbed. lanky-looking adj. ΚΠ 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vi. [Hades] 105 Now who is that lankylooking galoot over there..? Draft additions 1997 ˈlankiness n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > and thinness lankiness1893 ranginess1908 the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > [noun] > long, narrow and straight object > state of being long and thin lankiness1893 the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > inelegance > [noun] > ungracefulness ungracefulness1658 awkwardness1705 ungainness1727 left-handiness1749 ungainliness1755 lankiness1893 1893 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. I 1972 Daily Tel. 14 Oct. 8/3 Between herbaceous plants whose rising growths will take some of the lankiness from the tulips. 1981 Economist 28 Feb. 92/2 His lankiness was notorious, as were his exaggerated and mannered gestures. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1670
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